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John Horam
Conservative MP for Orpington
- Also represented Gateshead West
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Majority: 4,947 votes. — 493rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Horam voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Green Ministers, Green Minister, Departmental Ministers, Environmental Appraisals, Policies (Environmental Impact)
(based on written questions asked by John Horam and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: Schedule 5 (25 Jun 2009)
“My experience is that the statistics for MRSA and C. difficile are very late. The current situation is usually nine months previous, which is one reason that we need to react quickly. I have constantly found that when looking at the situation, one is talking about figures that came out nine months ago. That really is unsatisfactory and I understand that there are reasons for it; it is not...”
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: Schedule 5 (25 Jun 2009)
“I understand where the Minister is coming from on amendment 70. He seeks to mirror the original legislation because otherwise the process might become burdensome and difficult. He has already simplified the procedure for hearing complaints by cutting out one of the processes and we are now down to two, so the burdensome argument does not really apply. I also wonder whether this is an issue...”
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: Clause 11 (23 Jun 2009)
“Further to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury on health inequalities, the Minister will be aware that there are considerable differences. Even in an affluent borough such as Bromley, there are areas where health is much worse than the average for the country, never mind for Bromley. This may reflect my ignorance, but what is the size of this pilot project? Does it...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 809 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £11,452 (541st) | £8,085 (574th) | £7,639 | £6,673 (594th) | £6,372 (600th) | £5,814 (610th) | £8,533 (585th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £26,440 (33rd) | £19,632 (397th) | £21,274 | £19,321 (105th) | £18,750 (309th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £11,583 (476th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £69,225 (614th) | £82,829 (380th) | £82,272 | £76,428 (112th) | £72,021 (81st) | £70,637 (67th) | £49,780 (189th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,687 (88th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,910 (589th)* | £2,054 (587th)** | £1,841 | £3,236 (585th) | £3,870 (563rd) | £3,304 (584th) | £2,819 (572nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £406 (542nd) | £309 (joint 603rd) | £260 | £531 (483rd) | £717 (395th) | £757 (447th) | £1,017 (joint 321st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,199 (joint 535th) | £515 (620th) | £1,126 | £1,476 (493rd) | £1,058 (553rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £656 (635th) | £861 (584th) | £646 | £1,142 (635th) | £1,142 (632nd) | £880 (633rd) | £496 (joint 601st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,975 (584th) | £114,285 (588th) | £115,058 | £108,807 (559th) | £103,930 (572nd) | £99,626 (547th) | £74,228 (555th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,910 (396th).